Howitt to Fison August 1880
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This document contains references to the following people, places, and cultural groups
People
- Mr Fison
- Dr Lewis Henry Morgan
- George Robertson
- Johann H Stähle
- John Bulmer
- Inspector Sadlier
- Samuel Gason
- Hermann Heinrich Vogelsang
- Ernest Giles
- William Edward Hearn
- Berry
- McMillan
- Allen
- Angus McMillan
- Sonnenschein
- Edward Burnett Tylor
- Henry Holt
- A. W. Howitt
Places
- Melbourne
- Queensland
- Victoria
- Coopers creek
- Sydney
- Blanchewater
- Mt Howitt Station
- Eucla
- South Australia
- Lake Torrens
- Port Essington
- Coopers Ck
- New South Wales
- England
- London
- America
- Wimmera
- Loddon
Cultural Groups
Document Details
Date
August 1880
Letter From
Howitt, Alfred William
Letter To
Fison, Reverend Lorimer
Author
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Country
Australia
Colony/State
Victoria
Holding Institution
St Mark's National Theological Centre
Collection Name
Alan Tippett/Lorimer Fison Collection
Registration Number
tip70-10-34-13
Medium
Letter
Region
—
Locality
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Summary
Discussion of Howitt and Fison's book, geological work, ethnological work, working with Aboriginal informants, printing of circulars on a lithogram machine, marriage by elopement and kinship relations, various correspondents including Gason and attempting to gain government support for their work, including mailing of circulars.
Physical Description
Handwritten in black ink, signed and dated. Some small tears, foxing and evidence of creasing from folding of pages. Writing alternates between vertical and horizontal across pages.
